"Poland plans no further restrictions aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus, despite the number of daily cases hitting record highs," Deputy Health Minister Janusz Cieszynski announced on Friday.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Eastern Europe next week to discuss US troops dislocation out of Germany, news wires reported. He will travel to Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Austria on a weeklong trip starting 11 August that is expected to also focus on limiting Chinese influence.

Poland's antimonopoly watchdog UOKiK announced on Monday it had fined Gazprom 213 million zloty ($57m) for lack of cooperation in its proceedings with regard to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.

Poland reported on Saturday 658 new coronavirus cases, record number for a third day in a row, the Health Ministry said cited by news wires. More than 200 cases were reported in the Silesia mining region in southern part of the country, which has been grappling with an outbreak among miners.

Poland’s conservative ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) distanced itself on Sunday from a proposal by the justice minister to withdraw from a European treaty on violence against women, news wires reported. “Decisions have not been taken. This is not our common stance. The minister has some idea. If he submits (his proposal) we will analyse it,” PiS spokeswoman Anita Czerwinska said.

Poland will introduce new rules limiting the concentration of foreign-owned media outlets, well before the ruling nationalists finish their term in power in 2023, Poland’s ruling party leader said.

Poland’s Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz hinted on Monday he may resign from his job. His decision comes at a time when the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party considers personnel reshuffle in the government following the presidential vote earlier this month.

Poland's largest opposition party will officially demand that the recent presidential election be declared invalid due to the use of state resources in President Andrzej Duda's campaign, dpa reported.

Andrzej Duda has narrowly won Poland's presidential election, the electoral commission PKW confirmed on Monday. Duda secured 51.2%t of the vote in the run-off election, the commission said citing results from 99.8% of constituencies. Duda's rival, liberal Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, won 48.8% of the vote. Voter turnout was unusually high at 68.12 %, the commission said.

An exit poll in Poland’s presidential runoff election shows a tight race that is too close to call between the conservative, populist incumbent Andrzej Duda and the liberal, pro-Europe mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski - a battle that reflected the deep divisions in the EU nation.